Nollaig Greene

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published its 2025 Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report (Outlook Report) setting out its view on risks and priorities across the financial sector and its consequent regulatory and supervisory priorities for the next two years. An accompanying Dear CEO letter serves to highlight the significance of the Outlook Report’s content for boards and senior leadership teams, including those of funds and fund management companies (FMCs).

On 18 June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA) (ESAs) published a Joint Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The ESA’s opinion includes several recommendations for the European Commission to consider in the context of its ongoing review of the SFDR framework, of which you can read more about here.

On 7 May 2024, ESMA published a call for evidence (CfE) as part of its review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive[1] (UCITS EAD).